LocalSportsJournal.com
KENT CITY–It took a little while for the Kent City Eagles girls basketball team to get its offense going on Friday.
But when they did, the result was a 64-31 victory over the Reed City Coyotes in a Central State Athletic Association matchup. It was the Eagles’ 10th straight victory.
The visiting Coyotes led 8-7 after the first eight minutes. From then on, it was all Kent City with the 1-2 offensive punch of senior Lexie Bowers and junior Maddie Geers. The Eagles canned 11 3-pointers.
Bowers scored a game-high 23 points, added 10 rebounds, six steals and four assists. Geers tossed in 17 points, had six steals and five rebounds.
Kent City racked up a 24-7 scoring advantage during the second stanza to take a 31-15 halftime lead.
The Eagles extended that lead to 43-23 by the end of the third period with a 12-8 scoring edge.
Kent City finished the final eight minutes with a 19-8 scoring margin.
Other key contributors for Kent City included Savannah Miller with eight points and Hailey Kamphuis with seven points, five assists and two blocked shots.
